Had Celiac Panel Drawn Today...waiting For Results.

[Wispyshadow]

My 7 year old daughter had a celiac panel, thyroid panel and a liver panel drawn today and we should be getting the results early next week. My husband asked me "What if it comes back negative then what?" It's almost a relief to get something positive so we can yes that is what is wrong now lets fix it. Instead of all this well maybe it's this or maybe it's that. I'm getting really tired and worried. I really feel it's celiac and everytime I give her the normal stuff she has always eaten I feel so guilty but I know I can't go gluten-free until we get all the testing done but I feel almost like I'm poisoning her.....

Anyway, my daughter did so well. They had to stick her twice but got three tubes of blood and she didn't even cry. She had her blankey over her head, my iPod on blasting, and her one-eyed purple bunny and my hand clutched to her chest with her free hand. We went and got a new Webkin after.

[Crimson]

I had them screen my daughter *she just turned 8*. They took the blood for the test this past Friday. We were trying to distract her but she was facinated by the blood being drawn. She did great!

I'm with you on the waiting, the guilt of what foods to feed *though my home is gluten free, she still eats school lunches* and "what if's". It's all very frustrating.

I hope you get some answers!

[Wispyshadow]

Have you received your results back yet?

I'm just wondering how long it takes on average to get the bloodwork back. I think dr. offices are trained to tell everyone a week regardless of how long it will take. Shocking because I know where I work as a nurse we draw many of our own labs and send them and get the results in like 30 minutes according the the test. I usually never wait more than an hour unless it's a blood culture and that has to grow for about 5 days before a definative result can be obtained. I'm rambling on sorry!

How long has your home been gluten-free? Was the switch difficult to make?

[Crimson]

GOOD news here. Her blood test came back negative. Maybe she didn't inherit my genes! I'll still be keeping an eye out for symptoms in the future. But for now, she's showing nothing. I'm relieved.

The results only took a week. Or the Dr.'s office only took a week to call with results.